Does bilateral superficial cervical plexus block decrease analgesic requirement after thyroid surgery?

Eti Z., Irmak P., Gulluoglu B., Manukyan M., Gogus F.

ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, cilt.102, sa.4, ss.1174-1176, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 102 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1213/01.ane.0000202383.51830.c4
  • Dergi Adı: ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1174-1176
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this randomized, double-blind and controlled study we evaluated and compared the analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block and local anesthetic wound infiltration after thyroid surgery. Forty-five patients were assigned to 3 groups. After general anesthesia induction, bilateral superficial cervical plexus block with 0.25% bupivacaine 15 mL in each side was performed in Group 1, and local anesthetic wound infiltration with 0.25% bupivacaine 20 mL was performed in Group H. In Group III (control) no regional block was administered. Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia was used to evaluate postoperative analgesic requirement. Neither visual analog scale scores nor total patient-controlled analgesia doses were different among groups. We concluded that bilateral superficial cervical plexus block or local anesthetic wound infiltration with 0.25% bupivacaine did not decrease analgesic requirement after thyroid surgery.